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Household of James Cargill (born 1819, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Cargill and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cargill, born in 1819 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Cargill, born in 1827 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1850 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1855 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Simon (born 1858 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Charles (born 1862 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Annie (born 1868 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Peter (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Alexander (born 1845 in Strathdon, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James's Servant, William (born 1864 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, George (born 1867 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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James Cargill's household

Male

James

Cargill

Head
Female

Mary

Cargill

Wife
Female

Margaret

Cargill

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Cargill

Daughter
Male

Simon

Cargill

Son
Male

Charles

Cargill

Son
Female

Annie

Cargill

Daughter
Male

Peter

Cargill

Son
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Servant
Male

William

Adam

Servant
Male

George

Shepherd

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Cargill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cargill

Head

Married

62

1819

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Cargill

Wife

Married

54

1827

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cargill

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Cargill

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Simon

Cargill

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Cargill

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Cargill

Daughter

-

13

1868

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

Cargill

Son

-

10

1871

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Servant

Married

36

1845

Strathdon, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Adam

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

George

Shepherd

Servant

-

14

1867

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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